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100 sats \ 7 replies \ @Undisciplined 16 Jan \ on: Zap to Zero Day 19 | Symbiosis meta

I didn't know you were a climber (rock, I assume). Is that something you still do? I haven't gone in years, but in undergrad I was pretty into it.

270 sats \ 3 replies \ @ek OP 16 Jan

Btw, I mentioned multiple times already that I went climbing lol

For example, yesterday. That's also why I picked the Mission Impossible intro because it had multiple nice connection to the rest of the post (like everything I write).

How dare you not read all my posts!

128 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 16 Jan

I usually only read far enough to find something to be petty about.

27 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek OP 16 Jan

So you had to read the whole post today?

100 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 16 Jan

No, I found your obvious (and clearly intentional) slight towards me quite quickly.

For some reason, your footnotes caught my eye later. I don't know why.

270 sats \ 2 replies \ @ek OP 16 Jan

No, never climbed outside. Only went bouldering in Fontainebleau once. So all of my climbing experience is inside with top rope. I did a course for lead climbing but that was during the pandemic and I didn't find another mate to climb with again. (I have one in prospect though since a few weeks.)

My friend and me wanted to go on a climbing trip together. But I told her that feels too much like what only couples would do and I don't feel comfortable because of that.

Our friendship went downhill after that. But we recovered at some point. Took us a few years. But we also live 1-2 hours away from each other now.

But we wouldn't have worked as a couple anyway. Took me these few years to realize lol

128 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 16 Jan

I imagine there are a lot of cultural differences on something like that, but I've gone on platonic climbing and camping trips before. Every situation is different, though.

270 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek OP 16 Jan

Yeah, it's definitely possible but climbing feels like the ideal sport for couples.

Going climbing together builds a very strong bond. You essentially trust each other with your lives since you belay each other. So it makes sense that I mostly saw couples in the climbing gyms.

When we did our top rope course together, we were the only ones who weren't a couple.

I also liked the security aspect of it. Every time before someone goes on the wall, you make sure they are secure with absolutely zero compromises.

Maybe that's one reason why I like ~security so much. Lives can depend on it :)

Damn I miss climbing lol